How Do You Read the MSNBC TV Schedule?

An MSNBC TV schedule is available on MSNBC.com, as of 2015. The schedule includes times for each show, show titles and a description of each show. Schedules are available for MSNBC, MSNBC's online live-streaming network Shift and a combination of the two.

To view the TV schedule, visit the MSNBC.com home page, and click Watch. On the drop-down menu that appears, click either TV Schedule or Shift Schedule. Both schedule pages have the same format.

Schedule pages provide the schedule for the current day by default and include links to the schedule for every other day of the week. The Sort By option allows users to select the TV schedule, Shift schedule or TV & Shift, which lists programming for both networks on the same schedule page. The schedule provides the start time for each program in Eastern Standard Time. Although the schedule lists programs by day, each day's schedule starts at 5:30 a.m., and the schedule continues through the 4 a.m. program for the next day. The schedule also lists whether a program airs on MSNBC or Shift.

Clicking on the title of a program brings up that program's page. Pages include information about the program, a video playlist, links, news stories and visitor comments on that program.